How does Augustine go about proving that God is not the cause of evil? Is he successful?

How does Augustine go about proving that God is not the cause of evil? Is he successful?

Discipline: Philosophy

Type of service: Term Paper

Spacing: Single spacing

Paper format: Other (add to details)

Number of pages: 2 pages

Number of sources: 1 source

Paper details:

REFERENCE SHOULD ONLY BE FROM THE TEXTBOOK PDF PAGES I UPLOADED BELOW(AUGUSTINE NO.2), FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION UNDER REFERENCES

Note. The paper has two parts. The first is expository and should make up two thirds of the length of the paper: you explain how Augustine proves that evil is compatible with the existence of God. The reader must get the impression that you have really understood the material you are presenting—as opposed to providing a mere “blow-by-blow” of what Augustine says. In the second, shorter, part, you give your own reasoned opinion about whether you think Augustine is successful. Keep in mind that you will be graded, not on your opinion per se, but on the quality of the argument you offer in support of it.

The paper must be handed in at the beginning of class in hard copy, double-spaced, and in 12-point font.

Your name and student number must be on each page.

The paper is to be between 1000 and 1250 words. You must provide a word count at the end.

REFERENCES: When you attribute a claim or a position to Augustine, you must indicate where it is in On Free Choice of the Will, Book 2. Do this by putting the reference in parentheses to the section number and the page number in the body of your essay (no footnotes). For instance: “Augustine asserts that ‘nature that has existence but not life or understanding (…) is inferior to a nature that has both existence and life but not understanding’ (On Free Choice of the Will, 6.38)”

It is best to avoid quotations, but if you feel you must quote, avoid quotations of more than two lines.